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J BIRCHARD GREEN, 0F CHICAGO, ILLIN OIS, ASSIGNOR T0 CHICAGO STEEL WIRE COMPANY, 0F CHICAGO. ILLINOIS, CORPORATICN 0F ILLINOIS. v Y

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Specieatiou of Letters Patent.

Patented May '7, 1918.

Application filed June 7, 1915. Serial No. 32.490.

To all 'who/n t may conm-rn Be it known that I, J Binoimno GREEN, a citizen ofthe United Slides ol America, and resident, of 1620 East 55th Si.. Chicago, lllinois, where l am now li\ing and receive mail, have invented a cci-lain new and nsel'ul Improvement in'll'eels, ol" which the followin r is a Specification.

y invention relates to rotary reels for feeding or delivering wire or the like to machines, or for other purposes. For example, reels of the kind to which my invention relates are employed on stapling machines to feed the wire to the Staplers.

Generally stated, the object of m invention is to provide un improved andya comparatively simple and inexpensive reel which may become a part of any machine upon which it is usei'h and which will readily and conveniently receive a coil or winding of wire, or a. Winding of any other snitable'mnterinl, thereby enabling the manufacturer of the wire, or othcrniaterial, to supply the same without the necessity of providing?r a reel for each coil or winding1 thus reducing the expense of transportation and the general costto the consumer or user.

A special object is to provide a reel of this kind which will operate in conjunction With the dill'erenl kinds ofl'riction lirake devices which are now employed on .etapling and other machines.

Another object is to provide u novel and simple conslraction which will enable the` manufacturer to supply the wirevith-a wood filler for each coil or winding, and with means for holding the wire in place on said trnnsporlalion, and so that euch filler will serve in ell'cct :is a partof the reel during the unwindilngIr of the wire. It is also an object. to provide ce1'lain ,de tailshnd featilres ol.' construction nud cornbinations lending lo increase the general ciency* and desirability of a rcel and windings or coils of wire therefor ol' this particular character.

In the accompanying`r drzuvivies` Figure l is au end elevation of a reel embodying the principles of my invenlion, showing a winding or coil of wire in position thereon.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation ol said rcel and coil of wire.

,Fi-g. 3 is a vertical eection on line 23e-3 in Fig. 1.

w hub of the reel.

linally facilitates the insertion of the wind,-4

art of the latemg removed wirehas been ing in the reclami becomes e ter, temporarily, each filler from the reel after the load of nnwound therefrom, as will hereinafter more' l'ully appear.

Fig. (l is a side elevation of another form of spool or filler for the coils.'

As thus illustrated, my invention comprises n tubular hub A consisting of a section of ipe which is externally threaded at opposite ends thereof. rEhe flanges B und C arepreferably in the fox-in of spiders, may he of aluminum or other suitable metall or material, und are preferably nlihc to render it unnecessary to inanafuetin'e more than one form in the production of a, reel of this kind. The flange C comprises, 'thcref0re,an annular periphery l and radial spokes 2, said spokes being provided with grooves extending lengthwise thereof. This flauwe C is screwed upon one end of the huh A, t 1e screw threads 4 on Seid hub extending some distance inside. ol' the inner surface of the flange, for the purpose hereinafter explained. The threads 5 of the llnnfe l5, formed on [he other end portion of said hub extend no farther Ytl an is necessary to`tightly receive this flange. A cylindric wood filler VD forms e core for the winding or coil of wire E, und is provided with a bore (3 to receive the seid This filler l) is tightly clamped 'between the flanges B and (l, inasmuch as the threads 4 extend within the filler'1 'thereby insuring removal of only thcllnnge C whenever the two [langes are relatively rotziled lo permit removal of :in unloaded filler. Being tightly clamped in this manner, the lillcr l) rolnlcs willi the reel, ,end in ell'eet forms n part thereof, being simply an enlargement of the hub.

are removed when the user is ready to unwind the wire. In certain machines, as is well known, brake shoes are provided for frictionally engaging the smooth periphu eries 1, thereby roperlyretardin the rotation of the reel during the unwin ing of the wire. In other machines different brake dey vices are employed, these being of the well known form in which a luralit of springy arms engage the sides otP the ree With t e construction shown and described, involving flanges which are made with openings to reduce the weight thereof, it is necessary that-these springy arms of the brake device rotate with the reel, and hence the revision of the grooves 3 to receive the en s of said arms and therebyprevent the latter from slippingI oil' and into the openings between thes o es. In this wa a very light and siinp e reel is provide which becomes a .permanent part of the machine upon which 1t is used, the only portion thereof which is not absolutely permanent being the core or filler D which is supplied with each windihglo.' coil of wire. As these fillers D may be made of wood or paper or other light sheet material, it follows that the cost thereof is very small., antl'that the expense of ytransportatioxi isalso very greatly reduced as compared with the old system which involved' the provision of a comparatively h'eavy reel or spool with each winding or coil. By my invention therefore, it is possible to do awaj7 with the old spools or reels which were furnished with each coil of wire, thus reducing the cost of manufactureland the expense of transportation, and to do this without interfering in any way with the ease and convenience with which the coils are successively placed on the machine.

It will be understood of course, that in actual nseand in accordance with the eneral practice, the stapling or other machines 'are provided with a spindle or axle which passes through the axial borre 7 of the hub of the reel, whereby the latter is supported in position to rotate. Var ous means and devices, as is well known, alie employed for supporting the friction brake devices in position to engage -the reel and retard the rotation thereof during the unwinding of the wire.

As shown in Fig. 6, the filler G is formed with disks g,sccured to theends thereof to lipld` the wire in place. This is desirable in some cases, especially with round wire. ln some cases, it is also desirable to provide the filler D with a hole (l for one of the faslnnngwires F, whereby the filler is prevented from dropping ont during shipment.

The core D, of course, serves to space the two flanges apart, and when the removable langil C is screwed into position ity bears `against the end of this core or support for the wire, so that said core D is compressed ,serves as means for.centering the wire or coil or winding in the reel before and also after the removable flan e is screwed upon the tube or otherwise a justed into place. This not only facilitates the insertion of the coil or winding in the reel, but also prevents the coil or winding from becoming reduced to an olf-center or loose condition in the rcel in the event that the removable flange works loose. If the removable a e should work loose, the coil or winding Won d still be held in a centered position in the reel, and would remain concentric to the axis of the reel. Moreover, with the outer sides of the two flanges flush, or practically llush,"the reel is adapted `for use in various situations and in various ways which would' not be possible if projections extended outward from the sides tliereof-tliat is to say, if the ends of the tube did not terminate or practically terminate in the two flanges. In the construction shown, the ends of the tube do not extend beyond the flanges, and for certain situations aud for rtain kinds of work this is desirable and advantageous.. With the construction shown and described, the bore of the filler D fits the tube or hub A, so that when the winding and its filler ure slipped ,into place, the coil is accurately centered in the reel, and the removable llnnge can then be screwed into place to compress the filler D, in the manner explained, thereby to prevent compression of the Wire,

leaving the latter free to unwind easily, but

at the same time frictionally holding the removable flange against unscrewing. The in- -vention, however, is not limited to the exact -construction shown vand described.

What I claim as my invention is 1. A reel for Wire or the like, comprising a hub having provisions to mount the reel Vfor rotation, und flanges for said hub, spaced apart to hold the winding between them, havin nans for reiiioviii at least one of said anges to permit loai said flanges being of spider forni and having spokes which are grooved to engage the ends of a friction brake device.` 'i 2. A reel for wire or the like, ccrnprisin a hub aving` provisions to mount the ree for rotation, and flanges for said hub, 'spaced apart to hold the winding "between them,

ng of the reel,

\ between them, havin havin means for removin at least one of -said hub, spaced apart to hold the winding between them, having means for rotatably removing at least one of said flanges to permit loading of the reel, said winding having a 'eylindric filler secured therein and upon which'the wire is wound for shi ment, and

lo facilitate placing of said wint ing on the rcel, said filler having a bore fitting said hub to center the winding in the reel before and also after the removable flange is adjusted in place, and said filler serving frictionally to prevent relative rotation etween said flanges.

,4. In combination, a reel for wire or the like, comprising a vhub having provisions to mount the reel for-rotation, and flanges for said hub, spaced apart to hold the winding means for removin at least one o f said an s to permit loa ing of the reel, said win ing having a wood filler fitting said hub to center the winding in the reel before and also after the removable flange is adjusted in place, said flanges having openings to expose portions of said filler and winding, and said means comprisi ing screw threads on said hub, which threads extend within said filler to prevent one flange fronrhcing screwed too tight upon the hub,iand tolinsureY clamping of the filler by said flanges.

'In combination, a reel for wire or the like, comprising a hub having rovisions to moi-mt the reel for rotation, an flanges for said huh` .spaced apart to hold the winding hctwecn them. havmfr means for removing at least one of said flanges to permit loading of the reel, said hub consisting of a secli'on of' pipe screw threadedhat-,opposite ends thereof. said winding having a filler formed with a bore to receive said hub, the -screw threads atoneend-only of .said hub extending within said filler. and said flanges beino formed with means for coperating with dif.j ferent kinds of brak@` devices, said flanges clampingr the filler to prevent unwinding of the wire and the retarding action of said devices from unscrewing the removable flange.

A wirf` rcel comprising a tube forrota tion on la yspindle inserted therein, a flange removably screwed onto one end of said tube,

a` flange fixed on the other end of said tubeV so that the tnhe terminates or practically terminates in the flanges and means for supporting and centering thewlre mthereel before and also after the removable flange is screwed. onto the tube, said means being compressed between the two flanges'a'nd of a diameter to engage the removable flange a distance from said tube. whereby Said means serve to limit the screw ,adjustment of the renmvahle flange toward the fixed flan e and so that said removable flange is bti against nnscrewing by frictional engagement with saidV means. i

T. The, structure of claim 6, as specified, said means comprising a cylindric block of wood wit-h a boro fittlng said tube.

Signed b v me at Chicago, Illinois, this 27th da of May, 1915.

J BIRCHARD GREEN. 

